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Overview1 2 Ann Bostrom , Steven P. French 1,2 Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA st The first years of the 21 century brought horrific loss of life and property from earthquakes and tsunamis worldwide. Briefly, the world focused on international disaster prevention, response and recovery. Terrorism loomed large as well, after 9–11, leading to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in the United States, and a plethora of related efforts globally. Many of these focus on the built environment. In the U.S. and elsewhere, large-scale infrastructure is stressed; roads, bridges, sewers, and dams built in the last century are deteriorating. Rising population is taxing existing infrastructure more and more as its reliability declines. As a society, we are developing dependencies on new kinds of infrastructure; these too are fragile and may age even less gracefully than sewers and roads. Our infrastructure – including human services, financial, and information – is both increasingly vulnerable and increasingly critical to society. Around the world, we are extending the built environment into incre- ingly fragile natural environments, raising the potential for catastrophe from natural disasters. Social, economic and environmental disparities are also growing between groups, both within the U.S. and between developed and developing countries, putting vulnerable groups even more at risk from extreme events. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ann Bostrom , Steven P. French , Sara J. GottliebPublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Edition: 2008 ed. Volume: 14 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.688kg ISBN: 9783540711575ISBN 10: 3540711570 Pages: 334 Publication Date: 02 January 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsA Brief History of Seismic Risk Assessment.- Perspectives on the History of Seismic Risk Assessment.- Strategic Directions in Seismic Modeling: HAZUS® Development and Current Applications for Catastrophe Planning.- Perspectives on Development and Current Applications for Catastrophe Planning.- Loss Estimation Models and Metrics.- Perspectives on Loss Estimation Models and Metrics.- Seismic Risk Mitigation Decisions Under Uncertainty.- Perspectives on Seismic Risk Mitigation Decisions Under Uncertainty.- Modeling Seismic Mitigation Strategies.- Perspectives on Modeling Seismic Mitigation Strategies.- Visualizing Uncertainty in Natural Hazards.- Perspectives on Visualizing Uncertainty in Natural Hazards.- Conclusion.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |